Almire Gandonnière (3 August 1814,

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– 25 October 1863,

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) was a French writer, remembered today only as the collaborator with

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of the libretto for ''

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'' (1846), which was based on the translation of

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's masterpiece by

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. Gandonnière, under various pseudonyms,Heylli, Georges d'. ''Dictionnaire des pseudonyms'' (Paris) 1869, ''s.v.'' "Goulet (baron Paul)"; lists "Philibert Loué" (from the place of his birth) and other pseudonyms. published satires, verses and occasional critical essays in the Paris press.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gandonniere, Almire 1814 births 1863 deaths French opera librettists French male dramatists and playwrights